The Gambier

The Gambier

The award-winning Gambier prefabricated house package was the first in the Gambier series and built on remote Gambier Island in British Columbia. Many people have told us that this does not look like a “prefab” home, which is a great compliment to our design,...
Beautiful Custom Hybrid Timber Frame Home

Beautiful Custom Hybrid Timber Frame Home

At Tamlin we love keeping in touch with our clients and hearing how they are enjoying their homes years later. This prefabricated house package was shipped to south central Washington State six years ago.  This home has a 2,080 square foot main floor with a 1,788...
New Plans – Coming Soon

New Plans – Coming Soon

Over the winter months, Tamlin was super busy working on 20 new designs for our house packages. We are so excited that the plans will be ready for launch soon on our website! Tamlin’s real uniqueness is the strength and experience of our in-house design technicians....
California Mountains – Douglas Fir Retreat

California Mountains – Douglas Fir Retreat

If you are passionate about wood structures, this custom Tamlin timber frame project will interest you for sure! Set in a California mountain location, this recreation center retreat has been designed with a solid Douglas Fir timber frame. Tamlin worked closely with...
Exterior Finishes

Exterior Finishes

Choosing the right exterior finishing material for your custom timber frame home is an important design choice that can be factored by personal preference, aesthetics, maintenance, and affordability. At Tamlin, traditional Western Red Cedar and Cement Board siding are...
Changing Building Codes and Timing

Changing Building Codes and Timing

A noteworthy trend in remote building locations is the increasing adoption of stricter construction guidelines. Sometimes this is due to energy code revisions, structural requirements (seismic zoning), development changes, or local adoption of tighter environmental or...